The Reef surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 AEST
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The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Reef sea temperature is
26.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
ESE
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)77766666610106666677777889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)779792697492881019796122161144144144153118155320343418517687887
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
1.70
9:50PM
1.82
9:52AM
1.55
10:39PM
1.80
10:35AM
1.38
11:37PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
0.17
4:03AM
0.39
4:04PM
0.19
5:00AM
0.49
4:47PM
0.24
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise5:50-------5:50-------5:50-------
Sunset---5:58-------5:57-------5:55----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
123212----13111-11221111
Temp. °C222324242323232223252523232322222223242423232222
Feels °C (?)232324242424232223222322222221212121222120211919
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